An avid runner, BARRY HOUSER isn't worried about daily trips to the top of the brand new RONALD and PAULA FILLER Marching Illini Instructional Tower, some 60 feet high in the heart of campus.
"In another 20 years," the energetic Marching Illini director said, "we're talking about a different story."
As N-G multimedia specialist ANTHONY ZILIS discovered Wednesday, reaching the top deck is a haul. Zilis and Houser walked the hundreds of steps as part of a video at news-gazette.com that introduces an imposing gem that opens Aug. 20.